Kvarnbäcken
northern steep trout brook · 66°N
flow 1 m³/sgradient 2.9% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Kvarnbäcken is a northern steep trout brook. The water flows — fish hold behind rocks, in current seams and pools, letting the food drift to them. On high water the fish run upstream; on low water they sit tight in the deeper runs.
Permits & rules
- Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Kvarnbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
havsoring-baltic
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Roland Olofssonpike63 cm
- 2Karl Nyströmpike51 cm
- 3Jonas Häggpike50 cm
- 4Anna Nyströmwhitefish36 cm
- 5Anna Wagnergrayling26 cm
- 6Oskar Lehmannwhitefish26 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmJonas Hägg
whitefish36 cmAnna Nyström
grayling26 cmAnna Wagner
The same water, for real
